GB 8955-2016National food safety standard - Specification for production hygiene of edible vegetable oil and its product (English PDF)

2.1 Vegetable crude oil

The raw material oil used to process edible vegetable oil which is

manufactured using the edible vegetable oil as raw materials, AND it is not

directly edible.

2.2 Edible fat products

A solid state, semi-solid state, or flow state fat product having certain

performance made through (or not through) emulsification quenching and

kneading of the vegetable fat single product or mixture as processed through

one or more methods of refining, hydrogenation, ester exchange, and

fractionation by adding (or not adding) water or other auxiliary materials. It

includes edible hydrogenated oil, margarine (vegetable butter), shortening,

cocoa butter (cocoa butter equivalent), non-diary cream, powdered oil, and so

on.

3.1 It shall comply with the relevant provisions of Chapter 3 of GB 14881-2013.

semi-finished products, finished products, and packaging materials, etc., AND

if necessary, it shall provide cold storage (frozen) and insulation tank. Edible

vegetable oil storage tank shall be strong, sealed, non-toxic, AND designed

and manufactured in accordance with the relevant provisions.

5.5 Equipment, tools and containers which are in direct contact with the

feedstock oil, semi-finished product and finished product shall be made of inert

materials which do not react with edible vegetable oils AND are suitable for

contact with edible vegetable oils, AND it shall not use such materials as

copper and its alloys. The material of the product contact surface shall comply

with the relevant food safety requirements.

5.6 Under normal circumstances, a comprehensive equipment maintenance

and service shall be performed at least once a year, AND it shall be overhauled

in time if finding any problems.

5.7 The nitrogen production and use equipment shall be properly protected

AND a nitrogen purity indicator shall be provided to periodically check and

record the purity of the nitrogen.

6.1 It shall comply with the relevant provisions of Chapter 6 of GB 14881-2013.

6.2 The enclosed production and storage places such as filling workshop and

warehouse shall take effective measures (such as screens, anti-rat board, air

curtain, etc.), to prevent the intrusion of rodents and other pests.

6.3 It shall wear special uniform when entering into the filling workshop and

other regions having higher cleanliness requirements.

7.1 It shall comply with the relevant provisions of Chapter 7 of GB 14881-2013.

7.2 In accordance with the characteristics and requirements of raw materials

and food additives, it shall equip thermal insulation and refrigeration facilities if

necessary AND control and record the temperatures.

7.3 The silos and tanks for the storage of bulk raw materials shall be used in

different silos and tanks based on different types and quality levels. During the

sampling points based on actual conditions, in order to take appropriate

corrective measures.

8.4 Control of chemical contamination

8.4.1 The residual solvent of the leached oil and the nickel content of the

hydrogenated oil shall be in accordance with the relevant national food safety

standard.

8.4.2 It shall monitor the critical process parameters in the processing of edible

vegetable oils and their products, as shown in Table A.2 in Appendix A.

8.5 Control of physical contamination

It shall provide screen, filters, metal inspectors and so on to control the foreign

bodies, establish the operation procedures, AND do well in monitoring. As for

the foreign bodies found, it shall analyze their resources in time AND take

corresponding control measures.

10.1 It shall comply with the relevant provisions of Chapter 10 of GB

14881-2013.

10.2 Bulk edible vegetable oil and its products shall be stored in different

storage tanks in accordance with the types and grades.

10.3 It shall provide thermal insulation and refrigeration facilities AND monitor

the temperature and other parameters in accordance with the characteristics

and requirements of edible vegetable oil and its products.

10.4 Vehicles, ships and other transportation means AND vessels used to

transport edible vegetable oil and its products shall comply with the

requirements of relevant national laws, regulations, and standards. As for the

products having special requirements, it shall take corresponding measures

based on their characteristics.

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